Topic: energy

People, Power, and Pipelines: Lessons from Peru in the Governance of Gas Production Revenues

This report draws on lessons from recent experiences in Peru to suggest ways to help subnational governments manage extractive industry risks and revenues.

The World Resources Institute (WRI) and the Energy Research Institute at Shanghai Jiao Tong University are launching a new initi

This working paper provides a snapshot of the current investment environment for solar photovoltaic (PV) in the United States and describes the current installation trends, policy landscape, and economics.

Read WRI’s formal comments to the World Bank Group on its Energy Strategy Review.

How much land area does CCS require? It depends on the site.

Despite the increase in sustainable energy initiatives by Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), a limited number of loans financed by the World Bank, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and Asian Development Bank (ADB) consistently support sustainable energy investments in developing countries.

The World Bank, MDBs, and Low Carbon Development

Multilateral Development Banks can play a leading role in promoting more sustainable energy options.

This report reviews loans provided by Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) to developing countries for electricity policy from 2006–2008. It examines those policies, regulations, and institutional capacities in the electricity sector that will direct both public and private investment in sustainable energy options.

WRI’s Davida Wood answers questions on the current situation in Kyrgyzstan and its link to electricity governance.

This report presents a framework to assess risks associated with energy security, water scarcity, and climate change for the real estate sector in Southeast Asia. It also discusses financial opportunities in the region’s growing green building market.

This report presents a framework for investors and analysts to assess the risk of impacts from water-related issues, including growing water scarcity and declining water quality, on thermal and hydroelectric power generation plants.

WRI mapped water scarcity data with plant locations for the largest publicly listed power generation companies in Southeast Asia.